The HBO Original Programming Thread

[falafel]

"Landscapers", highly recommended. A very stylized account of a true story about the death of a couple by the daughter and son in law. I thought the acting was excellent, better than a lot of series that I've watched in years. Olivia Colman stands out above everyone else, but David Thewlis was great also. Some really great sets and cinematography. One of Mrs. NWC's friends recommended it to her, calling it 'Coen-esque'. That sounds about right.

Just 4 episodes, so even if you don't like it you'll just lose 4 hours of your life.

That looks good. Thanks for the rec.

[Northwestcoug]

"Landscapers", highly recommended. A very stylized account of a true story about the death of a couple by the daughter and son in law. I thought the acting was excellent, better than a lot of series that I've watched in years. Olivia Colman stands out above everyone else, but David Thewlis was great also. Some really great sets and cinematography. One of Mrs. NWC's friends recommended it to her, calling it 'Coen-esque'. That sounds about right.

Just 4 episodes, so even if you don't like it you'll just lose 4 hours of your life.

[MartyFunkhouser]

Finished Eastbound and Down last night. Really liked the show. I'm going to watch Vice Principals next.

Guy Young was a great addition to that last season. Can't really go wrong with Ken Marino.

[Commando]

HBO Max

Oh yeah hence the post in the HBO thread.

[Non Sequitur]

HBO Max

[Commando]

I'm a fan of Guillermo del Toro and Nightmare Alley did not disappoint:

Oh crap! I was gonna see that in theatres but... you know. Where did you catch it- Prime?

[Non Sequitur]

I'm a fan of Guillermo del Toro and Nightmare Alley did not disappoint:

[old_gregg]

judy and her husband are hilarious. she's also great in vice principals with danny mcbride and walton goggins

[MartyFunkhouser]

Jesse Gemstone is the perfect character for McBride's acting. And he does it well.

There's some decent acting and funny characters in the series. It's just that the plot is so haphazard with some really lazy writing (i.e. Jesse's confession to his wife). And some weird minor plot lines. I don't even know what's going to happen with Kelvin's God Squad, but it seems lame.

I actually think the plot is purposefully haphazard and absurd. The show almost feels like a parody of prestige dramas, including the casting of the big name (John Goodman) as Eli Gemstone.

The absolutely absurd and over the top nature of the plots is actually one of the things that I love most about the show.

[Commando]

OMG the Righteous Gemstones cracks me all the way up

[falafel]

Jesse Gemstone is the only character for McBride's acting.

FIFY

[Northwestcoug]

Jesse Gemstone is the perfect character for McBride's acting. And he does it well.

There's some decent acting and funny characters in the series. It's just that the plot is so haphazard with some really lazy writing (i.e. Jesse's confession to his wife). And some weird minor plot lines. I don't even know what's going to happen with Kelvin's God Squad, but it seems lame.

[Donuthole]

Outside of Tropic thunder and Your Highness, I’ve never been a fan of Danny McBride.

Common ground (possibly). What did you think of him in "This is The End?"

[Eddie]

I watched The Last Duel last night.

1 - I'm really glad I didn't pay to see it in the theater. It was OK, but not something I'd want to pay for.

2 - It is also something I never have to watch again. I won't say I totally regret spending any time watching it, the story (based on actual people and events) is somewhat interesting. And I appreciated the Rashomon approach. I just can't say it was interesting enough to spend any more time.

My wife was in the same room working on something on her laptop. As we headed through the 3rd telling of the story from Marguerite's perspective, and the exact same phrase was stated for the 3rd time from the same character, she looked up and asked "haven't we seen this part before?" I had to explain that this is the third time she was seeing ALL of it. I think that is probably the best testament as to the lack of captivating story-telling.

[Pelado]

The project was doomed from the beginning. A reboot of a series about a principled lawyer, a principled criminal defense lawyer at that, is more fantasy than The Book of Boba Fett.